Editing Ho language (section)

===Nouns and noun phrases===
Number, possession and case suffixes are added to nouns.  Alienable and inalienable possessions are distinguished.

====Number and possession====
Ho distinguishes singular, dual and plural numbers. Number suffixes are generally written separate from base nouns.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
|
!Possessive
|-
! Singular
| {{lang|hoc|Kula}} "tiger"
| {{lang|hoc|Kula'''aḱ'''}} "tiger's"
|-
! Dual
| {{lang|hoc|Kula '''kin'''}} "two tigers"
| {{lang|hoc|Kula kin'''aḱ'''}} "of the two tigers"
|-
! Plural
| {{lang|hoc|Kula '''ko'''}} "tigers"
| {{lang|hoc|Kula ko'''aḱ'''}} "of the tigers"
|}

====Number and inalienable possession====
Construction for alienable possessions is different form inalienable possessions, {{lang|hoc|En Eraaḱ Kolom}} "That woman's thresing floor", and {{lang|hoc|En Era Gauńte}} "That woman's aunt". Suffixes for inalienable possessions only occur in the singular.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
|
!1st person possessor
!2nd person possessor
!3rd person possessor
|-
! Singular
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń}} "aunt"
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''iń'''}} "my aunt"
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''me'''}} "your aunt"
| | {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''te'''}} "his/her aunt"
|-
! Dual
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń kin}} "two aunts"
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''iń''' '''tekin'''}} "my two aunts"
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''me''' '''tekin'''}} "your two aunts"
| | {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''te''' '''tekin'''}} "his/her two aunts"
|-
! Plural
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń kin}} "two aunts"
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''iń''' '''teko'''}} "my aunts"
| {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''me''' '''teko'''}} "your aunts"
| | {{lang|hoc|Gauń'''te''' '''teko'''}} "his/her aunts"
|}